Brocky

Keystone Museum in Colonial Heights VA

Mike Thanks for the pictures.. Glad to hear my old time directions got you close enough to find it...been most 30 year since I worked in that area.. Not to be picky, but your first picture is a Diamond T, pre 1960 with the IH Compfovision cab, not a Diamond Reo with either a Reo or Acar cab...

That Jack Jones was a used truck dealer in the north Allentown area. I think he spent some time at the Lewistown Federal minimum security country club along with Sweichart (sp??) the Diamond REO / Marmon dealer, East Penn Trucking of Leighton for a stolen parts / chop shop operation in the early 80's.

I think I still have a couple of those trucking song albums buried somewhere out in a storage building. Dave Dudley was the first to record "Six Days on the Road",, BUT I have heard that it was written by a stick hauler team out of the Hickory NC area who had a local Saturday Night C&W band.

Congratulations!!! Glad to hear that "Extra Small" and mother are doing fine.. Just the oppisite of my daughter in Doylestown. She had one boy then Three Girls. Look forward to meeting them at Macungie.

Also,, I was thinking I saw a restored PECO Autocar COE line truck at Macungie back in the Mid 90's???

Is this just south of the Turnpike Shops south of the tunnel??? If so go north on either PA 248 or PA 145. Or get off the Pike at the Leighton exit, go toward Leighton and turn back south on PA 248 thru the water gap. They come together just south of the Leigh River water gap between Berlinsville and Palmerton. When you get to the gap turn west across the river bridge. At the west end of the bridge bear right up the steep hill toward Slatedale. The Pike shops are out there about 3-4 miles. I forget exactly where the east side frontage road is??? The west side frontage road will take you into Slatedale. Turn left and follow it out to the dead end and turn left again toward Slatington. This will take you back under the Pike along the creek under the bridge at the bottom of the big dip on the Pike just south of the Pike shops. Also if you go north on 309 and turn right in front of the Neffs church that road will take you toward Slatington. There is a restraunt on your left, just past that the roard makes a hard right curve and another road bears off to the left right in the curve toward Slatedale. I cannot remember the exact turns anymore??

BCR Thanks for the info and picture.

Here are the Youngblood's line up at the MidEastern Chrome Shop, Gaston SC "Cruise In" March 15, 2014

Same set up but did Cornflake have a tank div like PIE did???

Here is a facctory Longhorn which was built for car carrier use with the butterfly hood. Was at the 2013 SERTS show in Harriman TN

GH204 The ATHS National show and convention was at the Sundome in Yakima last year. 817 trucks registered. The ATHS National show is on a rotating region schedule. The next one on the west coast is at the Oregon State Fair Grounds in Salem OR on May 26 to 28, 2016. There will be a local chapter show at Fullbright Park in Yakima on June 20-21, 2014 call 509-786-6908 for more details, and another chapter show in Duncan BC on July 12-13, and another chapter show in Cache Creek BC on July 25-27 call 250-962-6268, and Maple Valley WA Sept 14 call 206-683-0994 You can go to the calendar on the aths.org website or if you have a Tractor Supply store in your area you can pick up a copy of the ATHS Wheels of Time magazine for $6.50. Also Mackdaddy may jump in here with some more details of events in the Pacific Northwest. I do not know at this time if I will try to come west for the Salem show or not??????

Paul Not just NYC!! The people selling them out of a cooler in the truck of their car down in Laredo are veeeeerrrryy suspious!!

Joe I do not think (?????) any of the short nosed Big Horns were ever produced?? The one prototype built spent its whole like at the Chrysler Proving Ground and rusted out real bad. Tony and Kyle Youngblood of Agusta GA were supposed to restore it and when Chrysler was sold to Fiat the Youngbloods ended us up as the owners. They had an article on it in the ATCA Double Clutch about a year or two ago. I would have to reread the article to make a definate statement. Brocky

GH204 Thanks for all the pictures and explaination of your operation. Most of my conversations with Geoff were about old trucks rather than farming although he had posted a few pictures of his trucks with orchards in the background. I was going to visit your area after Yakima but then decided not to drag my Diamond T that far from home. Geoff had said I could park it at his place while we went to Alaska in just the F-250.

Gearhead One of you neighbors, Geoff Thornton, participates on the Just Old Trucks forum during the winter. He has older Petes and a Diamond Reo and not sure what else possibly an older IH

As far as I know, ATHS still owns it..stored in New England? I also heard an unconfirmed rumor it was headed for the Mack museum in Allentown???

I remember that term "Trip Lease" very well.. Had to mail back the signs, bingo card, duplicate logs, ETC before they would pay you. And if they felt like hanging onto your money they sent them back saying you had done it wrong, and you started all over again!!

Mike I think Joe is right.. But try Tractor Supply???? It has a lot more pictures than text..

I would leave the fender flares and put 385 floats on it.. would be a mean looking truck!!

Man, I was WAY OFF!!! I knew the name rang a bell, now I cannot remember why I was up in that country unless it was a load of bulk potatos to a canning factory??

Was Narvon anywhere near where I remebered it was??

Here are a few ideas// http://forums.justoldtrucks.com/45314/Shops-and-Garages

Joe Leon and I spent all Sunday afternoon in there on the way home from Lititz last year. Could have spent ALL DAY!!! Coming north the first exit north of the 85-95 junction on the west side frontage road of 95. He has a lot of great trucks from Dr. Bill's collection and Diamond T's from Del DeYoung's auction.

OD Do not quote me on this as it has been more than 30 years since I have been there.. Want to say it is on PA RT 144, top of the hill north of Renovo on PA RT 120, west of Lock Haven on US 220 north of I 80.. I delivered sieving catalyst to a Mobil natural gas pumping station. At that time the last place to get any coffee was at the Railroad YMCA in downtown Renovo!!! Have Fun Brocky